Yang Xiu believes that Yunshan has only two roads now.

Either resist to the end or just escape.

In this era, there were large swamps near the Suifeng Corridor. Lejin's support from the road was not effective, and the enemy's navy might have taken the opportunity to attack Fancheng and other places in Xiangyang.

As for Tongbai Mountain in the north and Dabie Mountain in the east, don’t think about it. It is impossible for Cao’s army to come from these two directions.

They either fought back and repelled Guan Yu alone with only a small number of reinforcements, and Zhou Yu continued to attack, or they could only choose to escape before Guan Yu and Zhou Yu surrounded him.

No matter which one is chosen, it will be a heavy blow to Yunshan's reputation. After Sun Liu came ashore, he would send a few troops to block the access from Zhangling to Gusuiguo, and they would establish a foothold in Jiangbei. This symbolic significance for Sun Liu is undoubtedly very great.

As it turns out, Yunshan chose the second path.

A few days later, Cao Cao received news that Yunshan's troops fought a water battle with Guan Yu's vanguard and could not defeat Guan Yu's army, so he had to choose to retreat.

It’s summer now, and soon, the crops that have been sown in Jiangxia will be harvested.

At this time, Yunshan chose to retreat the entire army, which was equivalent to sending out a wave of crops in vain. The Cao army's large amount of supplies was basically cheaper than Guan Yu, which must have slapped Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun in the face, making Yang Xiu even more gloating.

"Yunshan's soldiers are weak and provoke strong enemies, so they suffer great disasters, so they will not be punished severely, and they should not be allowed to lead the army alone."

Seeing Yang Xiu's excited look, Cao Ren wisely did not say a word. Instead, Cao Hong nodded repeatedly and muttered.

Cao Cao glared at Cao Hong fiercely, and his heart became more and more entangled, fearing that Yunshan would encounter any mistakes.

Wang Bi saw Cao Cao's intentions and said with a forced smile:

"It is always good to kill thieves for the country. General Yun made a contribution to attacking Pan Zhang before, and it was helpless to anger the enemy to attack.

You can't be afraid of a strong enemy and dare not attack, and let the thieves come and go freely on the river?"

"I thought, we might as well increase our troops in Hefei and threaten Sun Quan. When Sun Quan saw him, he would inevitably be frightened and summon Zhou Yu to return to the rescue.

Maybe Tanzhi still has a chance to regain Jiangxia.”

Yang Xiu smiled with his head raised:

"I thought that Jiang Xia would be lost and he would not be taken back again.

Yunshan is hanging alone in the ground, and the expenses are very high. When Sun and Liu come, our army is unable to support it. As long as the military resources are cheaper, the enemy is better off. It is better to defend Fancheng, Xiangyang and wait for the time."

He said, and then looked at Wang Bi mockingly.

Since the Battle of Guandu, no one has dared to look at Wang Bi with such a look. Wang Bi was angry, but he also took into account Yang Xiu's reputation and gritted his teeth and said, "Why, Jiang Xia doesn't want it anymore, can he not garrison the troops in Hefei?"

"Haha, if Hefei is flat, it's not impossible.

But when Hefei is heading south, we need to attack Juchao with naval troops first, and then attack the Yangtze River with naval troops.

If Wang Changshi could let his subordinates swim across Chaohu, then he pretended that Yang Xiu didn't say anything."

"you!"

Wang Bi was shocked and angry, pointing at Yang Xiu's nose, but he could only slowly lower his hands.

He is Cao Cao's confidant, and every move represents Cao Cao's intention. Yang Xiu is the son of Yang Biao and the leader of the Han Dynasty's Qingliu. If Yunshan really fights unfavorable and he turns against Yang Xiu again, it may lead to the breakup between Cao's army and the Han Dynasty's Qingliu in advance.

Cao Cao is weak now and does not have this ability.

Be patient, Wang Bi, for the sake of the Prime Minister, you have to endure it for a while.

Yang Xiu was even more ecstatic when he saw that everyone could not speak.

Hey, it is said that Cao Cao is amazing, but I think that's the case. If I had been born a few years earlier, how could I allow Cao Cao to be rampant?

Cao Cao snorted, ignoring Yang Xiu's crazy attitude.

Yang Xiu's madness is still quite different from Ni Heng and Kong Rong back then. As the prime minister, he must try his best to control his temper and not be as knowledgeable as these thieves.

Now, everything is waiting for news from Yunshan.

Cao Cao was about to announce the end of the meeting when suddenly a burst of gongs came from outside.

This was a signal of emergency military information coming, and passers-by were ordered to avoid it quickly. The sound of the gong was so rapid that the whole city could hear it clearly. Obviously, a hundred thousand urgent military information was coming quickly. The knight who sent the letter urged the fast horse to run quickly and was about to come to Cao Cao soon.

It must be Jiang Xia’s urgent report!

Wang Bi ran out quickly, and after a moment, he ran back to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a letter and delivered the letter to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao reached out to take it, but he couldn't hold it firmly for a while and fell to the ground. He picked up the letter and opened it apart again, and the letter fell to the ground again.

"It's really Jiang Xia!"

Cao Cao murmured and looked closely.

Xiahou Dun leaned over to watch together, and everyone held their breath and focused. Even the crazy Yang Xiu was silent, waiting for news from Cao Cao.

"Tanzhi retreated, Guan Yu had occupied Shiyang, Anlu, and Jiangxia all returned to the enemy..."

Xiahou Dun murmured and sighed, and Sima Yi, Zhao Yan, Mao Jie, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others in the meeting hall sighed.

Although I had known this would be the result, I really heard that no miracle happened, and everyone's faces still showed pain.

Losing Jiangxia is a major blow to Cao Cao. Cao's army's territory in Jingzhou has been further reduced, and perhaps Sun and Liu will take the opportunity to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng.

The future is hard to guess.

Only Yang Xiu had a smile on his face.

If Yunshan is defeated, Cao Pi, who was with Yunshan before, will also be hit. At that time, he and Ding Yi will assist Cao Zhi with all their strength and will be defeated by Yunshan from time to time. Cao Pi falsely reported his military achievements to attack him. In addition, Cao Cao has always disliked Cao Pi, and the future lord of the world will definitely be the amazing Cao Zhi.

"So, be calm."

Cao Cao's hands holding the letter kept trembling, Yang Xiu couldn't bear it, and he made his debut with the crowd:

"Prime Minister, since ancient times, the defeat of the army must be severely punished! If Yunshan is defeated in this battle, it should be made public and punished Yunshan severely. This is the clear reward and punishment!"

"Yes, rewards and punishments are clear." Cao Cao's eyes have returned to Qingming. "Yuan Rang, how do you think you should reward and punishment?"

Xiahou Dun pondered for a moment: "Tanzhi lost Jiangxia, so the prefect of Jiangxia cannot do it, so it's better to avoid it."

Cao Cao nodded and said:

"Yes. At that time, our army was defeated and Gu was in a mess. He originally gave Tanzhi a prefect, Jiangxia, to hope that he could fight there and disturb Sun and Liu. He was not fully qualified for Yinxin, and it was really a pain to Tanzhi."

When Cao Cao actually excused Yunshan in his tone, Yang Xiu was dissatisfied and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, victory is victory, defeat is defeat. Although Yunshan was hasty and helpless, the later Prime Minister took care of him and was far superior to others, but he was still defeated, which shows that he was arrogant and unprincipled, so he asked the Prime Minister to punish him."

"Okay, I'll get rid of the position of Jiangxia Prefect and be transferred to the position of Nanjun Prefect. Wen Qian has good guidance, and Wen Gui is willing to do his best to add 200 households to each of them!"

“Ah? Ah?”

Everyone sighed at first, then was stunned again.

There was no Xiangyang County in Jingzhou. After Cao Cao went south, he set up Xiangyang County in the north of the southern county. After Le Jin was promoted to the governor of Jingzhou, he did not set up Xiangyang prefect for the time being. Could it be that because of Yunshan’s defeat, Cao Cao wanted to combine Xiangyang and Nanjun and let Yunshan be the prefect?

What's the point?

Cao Ren immediately expressed his objection:

"Prime Minister, no! Yunshan lost Jiangxia and had not been severely punished yet. How could he be transferred to the prefect of Nanjun? I'm afraid everyone will not be convinced."

Cao Hong also muttered:

"Yes, this is absolutely not possible, this is absolutely not possible, how can this be done?"

Seeing that everyone was objecting, Cao Cao's smile on his face became even brighter.

He unfolded his letter and said calmly:

"Of course, Yun Tanzhi, the prefect of Nanjun, and no one dared to disobey - he lost Jiangxia, but he avoided the real and broke through Jiangling. Now Jiangling has returned to me, isn't it possible to make him the prefect of Nanjun?"

"What!"

Everyone was shocked.

Especially Cao Ren, who had just lost Jiangling, was stunned and could hardly speak.

Jiang...Jiangling...

Jiangling was actually taken back by Yunshan!

"Not bad!" Cao Cao said excitedly, "Who said Tanzhi would not use troops! Who said Tanzhi was just the courage of ordinary men? Tanzhi heard that the enemy was coming, but knew he could not resist it, so he deliberately left a army to lure the enemy, skillfully crossed the Xia River, and sneaked into Jiangling at night.

Degui's navy also rushed to help Tanzhi block the Xia River. The Wu army in Jiangling was not prepared, Tanzhi took advantage of the dawn to break the city!"

"You said that this Nanjun Prefect is not good enough!"

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"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

In the city of Xiangyang, Le Jin held the military newspaper of Guanping in his hand, and was happy as if he was having the New Year.

"Okay, okay, okay! Be honest, you should not be brave enough, and be brave enough! It is God who helps me!"

As Yang Xiu said, Jiangxia was a frontier position for the Cao army, and was quite useless for Sun and Liu.

It is not bad for Anlu to be close to Shiyang, which is close to the Han River. It will be either a smoky mountain or a muddy swamp to the north. Even if it occupies it, it will be difficult to use it as a front-line for the Northern Expedition.

But Jiangling is different.

Jiangling is the core of the ancient Chu State and the spiritual home in the hearts of the Chu people.

This place controls the Yangtze River waterway, which is a link connecting Yizhou and Yangzhou. Taking this place, the Sun and Liu coalition forces can go on land and water to fight north together, but the Cao army's navy is not embarrassing enough.

Before, Cao Ren fought hard here for half a year, but was forced to abandon the city and escape. Sun and Liu got the Yangtze River waterway, which can attack and retreat or defend. Lejin was thinking about how to strengthen Xiangyang's defense before.

But unexpectedly, Yunshan actually took back Jiangling!

Without Jiangling, how could Sun and Liu fight in the north? Could it be that they can still fight from Jiangxia?

Le Jin fought a battle all his life, and there was never such a happy moment.

He sat in Xiangyang playing chess and drinking tea. He watched the situation in Jingzhou calmly and took back Jiangling. He didn't know anything and got a reward and added a fief. It was said that he was as calm as he was in command and was extremely cunning.

"This is all the general who is doing good deeds. If it were someone else, how could he listen to my honest advice?" Ma Liang said with a smile.

"No," Le Jin nodded heavily, his heart full of joy and great confidence. He felt that his temper had improved a lot, and said with a gentle smile, "Yes, I shouldn't have been very happy and worried before. With you here, why worry about this place!"
Chapter completed!